Cultural Detritus, Reviews, and Commentary
Link to an article by Costas Lapavitsas & Ivan Mendieta-Muñoz:
“The Profits of Financialization”
Parts of this resemble conclusory, almost aristocratic dismissals of concepts (not backed up by any rationale or evidence), but mostly this article focuses on a very important topic.
Link to an article by Christopher Ketcham:
“Above the Law: On the Prospects of Prosecutorial Reform”
Bonus link: “Corrupted Evidence: How the Department of Justice is Blocking Forensic Evidence Reform” (it should be noted that this bonus link article largely gives judges a free pass, for reasons not explained)
Link to an article by Aline Piva & Frederick B. Mills:
“What is a Coup? Analysing the Brazilian Impeachment Process”
Link to an article by Rob Hunter:
Link to RealityStudio’s archive of issues of Jeff Nuttall’s independent magazine:
Link to an article by Ty Moore & Patrick Ayers:
Link to an article on Critterjams:
Link to an article by F. William Engdahl:
Link to an interview with Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (2016):
Bonus links: “Big Data Isn’t Just Watching You—It’s Making You Poorer” and “Playing Algorithm’n Blues” and “Capitalism vs. Privacy”
Link to an article by Richard Wolff: